hello all,
newbie here just moved house and have a small garden so my wife and i have started with some pots scattered about....

well we have a couple of fuschia`s in a large ish pot and everythings good, untill yesterday morning, i went outside only to see the fushchia pot surrounded by soil, hmm very strange indeed, the whole pot was circled and for all intent it looked like someone had stuck two fingers in the pot and ran there hand around the edge!!
i didnt have a clue what could have caused this, its all very odd, i took some photos ( maybe a new alien crop circle thing :-)) and tidied up..the plants seemed untouched btw..

and so this morning i went outside and its happend again...blimey this is odd, so ive been on the net, found this site and deceided to ask your collective wisdom.

sorry to ramble on my first post, thanks in advance for any help

al

"desperate al" wrote in message
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hello all,
newbie here just moved house and have a small garden so my wife and i
have started with some pots scattered about....

well we have a couple of fuschia`s in a large ish pot and everythings
good, untill yesterday morning, i went outside only to see the fushchia
pot surrounded by soil, hmm very strange indeed, the whole pot was
circled and for all intent it looked like someone had stuck two fingers
in the pot and ran there hand around the edge!!
i didnt have a clue what could have caused this, its all very odd, i
took some photos ( maybe a new alien crop circle thing :-)) and tidied
up..the plants seemed untouched btw..


Welcome to the group. Do you have a dog? Mine used to eat the compost all
around the edge of pots, at the same time leaving a mess on the ground.

Mike

well we have a couple of fuschia`s in a large ish pot and everythings
good, untill yesterday morning, i went outside only to see the fushchia
pot surrounded by soil, hmm very strange indeed, the whole pot was
circled and for all intent it looked like someone had stuck two fingers
in the pot and ran there hand around the edge!!

Squirrels.

Al.

"desperate al" wrote
newbie here just moved house and have a small garden so my wife and i
have started with some pots scattered about....

well we have a couple of fuschia`s in a large ish pot and everythings
good, untill yesterday morning, i went outside only to see the fushchia
pot surrounded by soil, hmm very strange indeed, the whole pot was
circled and for all intent it looked like someone had stuck two fingers
in the pot and ran there hand around the edge!!
i didnt have a clue what could have caused this, its all very odd, i
took some photos ( maybe a new alien crop circle thing :-)) and tidied
up..the plants seemed untouched btw..

and so this morning i went outside and its happend again...blimey this
is odd, so ive been on the net, found this site and deceided to ask
your collective wisdom.

sorry to ramble on my first post, thanks in advance for any help


Blackbirds looking for food.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
just W. of London

hmm no dog, and no sign of squirrels in the area, i`m gonna see what happens tommorow morning , ive moved the pot and will wait and see

In message , Al
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well we have a couple of fuschia`s in a large ish pot and everythings
good, untill yesterday morning, i went outside only to see the fushchia
pot surrounded by soil, hmm very strange indeed, the whole pot was
circled and for all intent it looked like someone had stuck two fingers
in the pot and ran there hand around the edge!!

Squirrels.

Al.

Looking for bulbs.
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Gordon H
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Bob Hobden wrote:
"desperate al" wrote
newbie here just moved house and have a small garden so my wife and i
have started with some pots scattered about....

well we have a couple of fuschia`s in a large ish pot and everythings
good, untill yesterday morning, i went outside only to see the fushchia
pot surrounded by soil, hmm very strange indeed, the whole pot was
circled and for all intent it looked like someone had stuck two fingers
in the pot and ran there hand around the edge!!
i didnt have a clue what could have caused this, its all very odd, i
took some photos ( maybe a new alien crop circle thing :-)) and tidied
up..the plants seemed untouched btw..

and so this morning i went outside and its happend again...blimey this
is odd, so ive been on the net, found this site and deceided to ask
your collective wisdom.

sorry to ramble on my first post, thanks in advance for any help


Blackbirds looking for food.

Yep, or just as likely nesting material if there is a lot of plant "thatch"
in the soil around the edge. Blackbirds have their good points (such as
their song), but they are untidy little buggers!

--
Jeff

Blackbirds looking for food.

If the soil is wet, blackbirds will take it for nest building. They destroy
our bog garden at nest building time. However, it's probably a little late
for that now - Our blackbirds have all finished building.

Al.

well i moved the pot 2 feet away from where it was, and its not been touched since!! very wierd but hey ho never mind, thanks for all your answers peeps

al